Player of the Week

8-9-2011 Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (L)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (L) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 704 NHL games during his career, notching 372 goals and adding 335 assists along with 467 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 2 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 2 PIM.

Player of the week: Alexander Semin (R)
NHL has awarded Alexander Semin (R) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Semin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 396 NHL games during his career, notching 142 goals and adding 184 assists along with 383 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 6 PIM.

22-9-2011 Player of the week: Anze Kopitar (C)
NHL has awarded Anze Kopitar (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 399 NHL games during his career, notching 141 goals and adding 225 assists along with 114 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 6 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 0 PIM.